BB OS 7 is in effect here, utterly destroying the word of RIM that said only high-power CPUs could run the new platform. The 800MHz offering is slick enough, and although we've yet to learn the amount of RAM packed in, is unlikely to be more than the Bold 9780 - owners of that model should feel hard done by in not getting access to the new OS.

Anyway, BB OS 7 means the same swipable home screens for looking at rows of your application icons, grouped together in various arrangements to help you find those you're looking for. You can only seem to set the app drawer to show three rows or none - nothing in between, which may irritate some.

When we picked up the Curve 9360 the first thing we wanted to do was try out the Webkit browser that's meant to be so much improved, as it was dire on the older Curves.

Well, it's both good and bad news: the browser is a lot better, but it can be really slow indeed. Loading up the likes of TechRadar and BBC sites (the full version) saw the on-screen pointer freeze, pictures take a while to display and general sluggishness, even over Wi-Fi.

However, this isn't the finished sample, so don't drop your head into your hands just yet - it could be a lot better in a month or two.

And to bring things back to a more positive level - the messaging capabilities of the device are still as sparking as ever. We love the integration throughout BB OS 7, allowing you to easily flick between BBM, email and SMS at will, along with decent Facebook and Twitter integration.

The keyboard is high quality, if a little compact compared to the Bold range - but that's nothing new. We were up to speed quickly, although one handed operation isn't the easiest thing to achieve in the world.

BB OS 7 contacts are still here, and offer clever integration with FourSquare and BBM - although we're still annoyed we're not seeing the same levels of social networking matching as on Android phones, this is still a step in the right direction.